Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 2, Episode 9 - Put Yourself Out There - full transcript

I want you to meet my
granddaughter, Haddie.

Alex is the volunteer
coordinator here.

I'm an alcoholic.

Romantic relationships, just
aren't good for me right now.

There was a woman up north.

Oh, Mom.

I know that you cheated on Mom!

How could you do that to her?

We did it to each other, Adam.

That's Matthew.
He's amazing.

We went back
to Matthew's place.



And?

- How come you don't know her password?
- It's loading.

How would I know her password?

Didn't you
overhear it one time?

I don't understand how
everything we do is wrong.

What are
you guys doing?

I'm officially not
a part of this.

They were trying to get me
to look up your SAT scores.

What? Jeez, Drew,
what are you, a narc?

I'm not a narc.

This is really a new
low for you guys.

You got to
tear off the band-aid,

you know,
see what's underneath.

What is this? Okay,
all right, hang on.



- You got anything?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, here it is.
- Yes?

All right, but we have to add
these, though. Let's see.

They don't add it for you?

Okay, somebody add!
Somebody add!

Do you have a calculator
or, you know...

770, 770, 710.

So, you got to carry the
three, and add the 40.

70...

Huh?

- 2250?
- I said it once.

- Really?
- Wait. What?

What's that mean?
2400 is a perfect score.

- So...
- Amber...

Wait, it might be a mistake.

She literally is a genius.

Stop.
Oh, my God!

- No way!
- Oh, my God!

- Come here.
- You're really brilliant!

Everyone, get off me.

Yeah, Janet, a carpool
sounds like a really good idea.

I just...
Be careful, okay, buddy?

I don't know anything
about an invitation.

Which Emily?
Berger? Martin?

Yeah, Max likes her.

Hey, bud, be careful.

Get a bowl.
I told you, I need egg cartons.

Yes, I'm going to check his
backpack, and I'll call you back.

Okay. What you got
going on there, buddy?

Let's be careful there.
I need a...

Hey, Max!
I need...

Hey! Oh!

Oh, come on.
I need... I need

- four egg cartons for Green Week.
- I got it. I got it.

Thank you, honey.

- Max, can you hand me that bowl?
- Hey, Max?

Max?

Hey, babe,
did you by chance...

Did you happen
to get an invitation?

It's Emily Berger's
birthday party this Saturday.

- I know.
- She didn't invite me.

You're not invited?
You guys are buddies, though.

You play in the yard
all the time.

She doesn't really
seem to like me anymore.

Look out, Max.

- Can we go to school now?
- Yeah. Yeah.

I need to get these egg cartons there.
It's Green Week.

Here, go around it. Max.

Let's go to school.

I think maybe
that the lesson here

is that if you're playing
tennis with Steve Jobs,

- you let him win.
- I can't. I couldn't.

Lose the bragging rights? No.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry to interrupt.

Amber got 2250
on her SAT's. 2250!

That is awesome.
It's amazing!

I'm so excited, I didn't
know what to do. Hey...

So, I just went and
bought a bunch of donuts.

Hi, I'm Sarah.
Hi.

I'm so sorry. Hi.

Nice to meet you.
Would you like a donut?

She works with the design team.
Carly Barrow.

My daughter's just, you know,
her grades aren't great,

so 2250 on her SAT's,
it just means...

You telling them
how I kicked your butt

all over the squash court?

Not at all. I would
never say that,

because you didn't beat me.
I beat you as I recall.

I don't think so.
I think so.

- Look at you.
- I know. Look at you.

We should go talk in my office, yes?
Okay, yes. Please, yes.

It was nice to meet you.
Congratulations. Nice to meet you.

I'll talk to you in a bit.
Yeah, good to see you, Carly.

You, too.

That is awesome. Scorching score.
Oh, God! I know.

Have a donut.
Don't say no. Stellar.

All right, to celebrate
Amber's SAT score, of course.

So, who is that?

That's just a friend of
Gordon's from college.

Hmm. She's tall.

Hey, babe.

Hi.

How was art class?

It was good.

It was, um,

really good, actually.

But, there's something
I have to tell you.

The teacher who was scheduled

to teach this course
had a conflict,

and is not going to
be able to be there

for the first few sessions,

and the substitute
teacher is Matthew.

Matthew Boscalli.

Uh-huh?

So, I just wanted
to be open about it.

Of course, there's
nothing going on.

It's all very professional.

Yeah, professional, huh?

Look, Zeek, I need
to take this course.

It's the only time all year
they're offering figure studies.

This is life drawing.

You know, with live models.
It's what I've been struggling with.

So, I just didn't
want to hide anything,

but at the same time, I didn't want
to make a big deal out of it, either.

So, um, I want to take
the class. And...

And I'm gonna take
the class. Okay?

Yeah.

Great, thanks.

Eureka.

There's golden in these hills!

Whoa, did you guys see that?

That was intense.

All right, guys, just a
couple of technical things.

We only have...

- Hey, Principal Taylor.
- Thoughts?

Oh, no, I'm just watching.

- Talk to your parents.
- Have them pretend to be the other characters, okay?

I think this one is shaping
up to be a real stinker.

- Right? You do?
- Yeah!

I have
nothing against Joel,

but he directed
the play last year.

The longest 47
minutes of my life.

And here's a thought...

Well, great...

- You're a creative guy.
- You're funny.

Wanna help out?

With the play? Yeah.

Hey, what do you guys think?

Yeah, it's a little
rough. Right.

Joel, I've just been
talking Crosby,

and he is eager to get involved

with our parent
community here...

Is he?
...at Sycamore.

- And pitch in.

That sounds great.
I believe in him.

What if Crosby became
your assistant director?

That would be.
That...

I have been dying to be your
assistant, since we met.

Perfect. Okay cool.

So, we'll talk about
scheduling and all that junk.

Awesome.
Yeah.

I'd better get back to it.
All right.

Okay.
Okay.

How about your line?
I'm counting on you, kid.

Spice it up.

Eureka.

There's golden in these hills!

- Close enough.
- All right?

You have way too much
time on your hands.

Excuse me, what do you mean?

This is important.

I'm just saying, all the
labels don't have to be facing

the exact same way.
Yeah, but it's...

It's convenient if they are.

You can tell that it's
Mexican Stewed Tomatoes.

Whenever you want
to talk about OCD,

let me know.
I'm for you, okay?

Okay.
Thanks.

Um...

What are you doing this week?

This week?
Actually, I'm going to the library.

I have a hot date, with
this guy from Romania.

We play Scrabble,

online.

Don't talk to me like I'm the weird one.
That is weird.

What about you?
Any big plans?

Um, actually, this weird,
weird guy at my school...

Everybody's going to go to his
house for a party. He made a movie

on his cell phone
or something, and,

it's not going to be good,
but it might be...

It sounds very tempting
and entertaining,

but I think I'm gonna
have to decline.

But thank you.
No, yeah.

Anytime.
Well, get back to work.

What are you doing?
Just giving you something else to do.

You're just like
trying to be annoying.

Uh-huh.

People
listen in different ways.

Your face doesn't always read
the way you might imagine.

And that's why it's important

to have verbal cues.

Can I...
Think of it this way...

Can I say something here?

Sure.

I messed around.

I had an affair.

But, she did, too.

She slept with somebody else.

And now she to
take an art class

from the guy that
she slept with!

Same guy.

So, I don't know,

why don't we talk about that?

I told you about the class.

I was open about it.
I didn't try to hide anything.

I want you to drop it.

Okay, Zeek, can
you tell her why?

Why what?

Tell her how it makes you feel.

I'm hurt.

I'm angry. I'm...

I'm jealous.

Okay.

That's a good job.

Camille, is there anything
you'd like to say to Zeek?

I understand how you feel.

I do.

And I will think about it.

I mean,
Miss Orkand

specifically said that Max and
Emily get along, you know?

They're a perfect match for each other.
Yeah, I was there.

I mean, they sit at the
same table together.

They do their class
projects together.

Yup. They get along really well.

I just think it's weird
that Emily's mom

would single him out
like that, you know?

Maybe it's just an
oversight or something.

Maybe I should call
her, let her know.

Look, Kristina, I...
You know, mom to mom.

It probably just got
lost in the mail.

Yeah.

It happens.
Yeah.

- Honey?
- Yeah?

Can I come in and tell you
how proud I am of you?

I'd rather you didn't.
Okay, thanks.

Here you come.

Honey,

can you just be
happy for yourself?

I just don't want
to do this anymore.

Come on! Look at you.

This time last year who knew if you
were even going to take this test,

and now you've done so well.

Thank you very much.
That's enough.

Listen, something
happened at work today.

A woman came in, who was a
classmate of Gordon's at Berkeley,

and still a really powerful alum there.
Alumnus... Alumni.

Anyway, I asked Gordon if she would
sit down with you, and he said yes.

But why? Why would
you do that?

Because it's a connection.
And if she likes you,

maybe she can
make a phone call,

or, you know, write a
letter to somebody.

It's just something that could
be really helpful. And...

So, I thought you'd
sit down with her.

I don't want to.

It's such an amazing
opportunity.

Don't just say,
"I don't want to do it."

I don't want to do it. Why?

I don't want to put myself
in an uncomfortable position.

Why is it uncomfortable?
Because...

It's one meeting. Don't say no to everything.
It's like I have to go

sit there and prove myself, and...
Give it a shot.

I don't want to.

It's a great opportunity.
Mom, that's easy for you to say.

You don't have to go in there
and try to prove yourself,

and I might not be good enough.
Please don't say no.

You always say no.
I don't want to. No.

All right, guys, I need you
to focus up here and pay attention

and really just try and get
those lines out, okay?

Jabbar, let's hear it.
Eureka!

There's golden in those hills.

Okay, that's close enough.

And, Sienna, do you know
what happens right now?

She says, "Does
this look like gold?"

I don't like that line.

I want
a new one, too.

You don't like that line?

Joel, she... I mean,

even she knows that's a bad line.
Hey, take five. Let's take 10.

Wait, okay, forget it.
Dude, this is pretty slow going.

It doesn't seem
to be getting there.

Yeah, it's early.
You shouldn't memorize these lines.

They're boring.

They got to do something,

so it's not just kids running around.
What if I wrote something...

Something musical
like a Broadway?

Yeah.

Yeah.
Hey, do you guys like music?

- I don't know...
- Yeah!

No. See how excited they are.

Yeah, I know. They haven't been
that excited since we started.

Yeah, Crosby.
Since I... Yeah?

Just... I'd love them to just
memorize these lines first.

And then we think about
adding something up.

Okay, but do you
like the music idea?

Yeah, I think it's a great
idea, just time permitting.

All right, you're the boss.
Okay.

But, did you see that
explosion of enthusiasm?

Yes. I saw it.
Noted, thank you.

- You guys like music?
- Yeah!

Oh, hi, Andie?

Yes?
Hi, how are you?

I'm Max's mom.
I was just in the classroom.

Yeah, Kristina, hi.

Hi. We met at Back
to School Night.

Of course, sorry.

You know, Max didn't get an
invite to Emily's birthday party.

So, I was just
wondering if by chance

it was lost or maybe
it was an oversight?

Oh.

No.

No?

Oh! No.

It wasn't...
Oh, gosh! Okay.

I guess I just don't understand

because, you know, they're
in the same class together,

and they sort of have the same
challenges and struggles. And I...

I feel like it's a little cruel for
Max to be singled out like that.

Well, it wasn't just Max.
You know, there were two other kids in the class.

Emily specifically told us she
doesn't want them at her birthday.

We didn't mean
for it to be cruel.

Well, it is cruel.

It's a little cruel.
I mean, you know, the school says

if one kid is invited
to a birthday party,

that everybody should
be invited, you know.

The handbook actually states that if you
don't pass out invitations in class, then...

Right. It does say that...
not everyone has to be included.

But, the spirit of this
school is inclusion,

and that's basically
all they ever talk about.

That's why here...
Look, my husband and I talked about it.

We both feel

that one day out of the
year, one single day,

Emily deserves to have exactly the
kind of party that she wants.

She works...

She works very hard to learn things that
come easy for almost everyone else.

So, I just want
to listen to her.

- And I'm sorry.
- It's okay.

But as the mother of an Aspy kid, I would
hope you can just understand that.

I do.

Howdy, partner.

Hi.

All right, I got a question.

Are you going to be
leaving that class

taught by your fling, or what?

I'm not going to dignify
that with an answer.

Okay, we got off
to a bad start there.

How about, are you
going to drop the class?

Do you trust me?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.

Good,

because this is about trust.

We have to start
trusting each other again.

There is absolutely nothing
between me and Matthew,

absolutely nothing.

And, no, I don't want
to drop the class.

You know, I think is
something that you have

to get past.

We both do.

Yeah, I got it.

Community Center.

Hey, is this Alex?

Yeah. Hi. Haddie?

Yeah. Oh, you
recognize my voice.

I'm just...

Actually I'm at that party at that weird
guy's house and, I was just wondering,

did I put down that I'm going
to come into work tomorrow?

I just wanted to be sure and
that there was no confusion.

Yeah. Let me...
Let me check real quick. Hold on.

Okay.

Yep, I've got you down.

- Oh, okay.
- Great, then, I'll just be there.

You're lucky, too.

I have a huge compost pile out back
with your name written all over it.

Oh. I know how much
you like to be dirty.

I mean, dirt. Yeah. Well, thank you,
you're exaggerating a little bit.

A little bit.
Yeah.

All right, I'll see
you tomorrow then.

Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow.
Okay, bye.

Bye.

Is Bedouin real or a Star Wars?

I don't know. It was a stupid party.
I wish I hadn't gone.

- I'm sorry the party was stupid.
- Do you want tea?

But, I'm not sorry you had
fun with your cousin.

Me, too, but do you want tea?

Um, sure.

Hey!
Hey.

- Hi.
- Hey, Amber.

Hey, do you want some tea?

Yeah, please. Thank you.

Thanks, Amber.
Okay.

Um, so, I'll go get that, uh...

Book.

All right.

I hope pomegranate is okay.

That's all we've
got, apparently.

So, your mom tells me that your
SAT scores are off the charts.

Yeah.
That's great.

Thank you.
Yeah.

You're a regular prodigy.

Mmm-hmm.
Yeah.

And, she also mentioned that you might
want to talk to my friend, Carly Barrow,

who went to Berkeley.
There it is.

There is what?
Look at you, bringing it up so casually.

What?
This is ridiculous.

This is a set-up.

It's not a set-up.
I'm being ambushed. Yes.

No, you're not.
But yes.

Come on, look at you.
You're getting all nervous.

This is not...
This was orchestrated by my mom.

No, no, no, this is
not orchestrated.

Okay, that's great, but...
Okay?

It change the fact that I
don't to have this meeting.

This isn't a big deal to you?

No, it's not
a big deal. Okay?

Okay, since
it's not a big deal,

then why don't you just go talk to
this woman and see what she to say?

Since it's not a big deal, why
don't I just not talk to her?

Or if it's not a big deal,
why don't you just sit down

with the woman
who went to Berkeley,

loved it, and, you know,
so have a conversation.

- I just don't want to.
- I don't why people keep pushing me to do it.

You don't get it.
Listen...

Every time there's like
a big thing like this,

I always mess it up, and I'm
so tired of messing up.

Amber.

Life will knock you down more time
than you can possibly imagine.

Don't knock yourself down.

Don't avoid feeling embarrassed
because you're afraid something's

not gonna go well. So what if
it doesn't go well? So what?

Amber, you are

a wonderful, talented, and a
really smart young woman.

All right?

Put yourself out there.

Give yourself a chance.

The thing I resent is that your brother
has no idea how much time it takes

to put anything
with kids together.

He's just like, "Hey, we'll sing some songs.
It's no big deal."

Well, he's new to the
dynamic with kids.

When the kids don't know their lines.
This guy.

I'm sure he knows
who's the boss.

It's going to be fine.

I'm gonna
rock this play.

I mean, this might be the first
elementary school play that wins a Tony.

That's so cool
that you're taking this on.

So, is Joel cool with it?

Oh, well, the director
is a bit defensive,

but I think it's going
to make us closer.

Oh, hey, have seen
my box of harmonicas?

Maybe
in the front closet.

Because you know
what takes a play

from like kind of good
to like Broadway good?

Harmonicas.

Dad, let's go to school!

Um, okay. I'll take
you to school.

- Oh, wait, one quick question.
Mmm-hmm?

Who's kicking ass at parenting
so that their fianc?e

can kick ass as a visiting
artist at Berkeley?

Who is that person?
That's you, baby.

Oh, that's me.
That's you!

Hug on, mommy!
All right.

Have a good day at school.

Okay. We are off.
Dance your heart out.

Got your backpack. Shoes are tied.
Hair looks great.

- Yep. Yep.
- Let's do it.

Bye.

Come on, pick up the pace.

You have a hat on.

I always have a hat
on when I'm feeling good.

Here you go, baby.

Hi. Emily, right?

Here you go.
I brought you some more markers.

I'm Kristina.
I'm Max's mommy.

Hi.

So, I heard that you have a birthday coming up.
Are you so excited?

I'm having a party.
Mmm-hmm.

I didn't invite Max.

Yeah, honey, was he...
Was he mean to you?

He won't lose.

What do you mean?

Every time we play a game, he
gets really mad when he loses,

he says we have to play
over and over again.

Sometimes I don't want to,
then he gets mad again.

Yeah, who likes that?

I don't.
So, he can't come to my party,

because we're going
to play games.

Hmm.

Hi, I'm Carly. Nice to meet you.
Hey, how are you?

Ahhh!
What?

What is that?
Please, you're so dramatic.

That is really too...
Show time.

Hi. I'm sorry.

It's just funny that
you actually said that.

Hey, hey, hey.
I'm sorry.

Gordon, who set the meeting.
Right.

I appreciate it. How are you?
Good to see you.

Yeah. Oops.
Oh!

What?
Firm.

Well, yeah, I mean it's... It's just a normal...
I'm not going to do this.

Why don't we go to my office?
We'll talk to Carly there, please.

Okay. Okay, before you go, do
you have any tips for her?

Maybe, you know, anything
about Carly she should know.

Um...

She loves The Rolling Stones.

- She loves The Rolling Stones!
- I can't use that.

Yes, you can.
How can I use that?

It's a college interview.
You can work that in.

There you go.
That's a little life boat.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hmm?

Here we go.
Oh, no, right.

Okay. All right.

Just a minute, okay?
Okay. Bye-bye.

Carly, this is my friend,
Amber, and we were hoping...

Hey, don't just stand there.
Keep moving.

Act normal. Act normal.
Just take it easy.

Come on. CARLY: Tell me why you're
interested going to Berkeley.

It's a great school.

Yeah, it is.
I mean, I don't know

as well as you do,

but it's supposed to be,
you know, very nice.

That's why, you know,
I would want to go.

It is. Yeah.

Yeah.

The Rolling Stones
are so great.

Oh, you like The Stones?
You think so too, right?

Yeah. I'm a huge fan.
Yeah. Who doesn't, you know?

Yeah, they're awesome.

By the way, sorry about
this whole thing, you know.

My mom asking you to do this.

I mean, I guess you
probably get that a lot,

being successful, you know, people
wanting your help and making you,

you know, meet their children, and...
It's just.

No, it's fine. It's fine.
Listen, if you never ask for what you want,

you'll never know if the
answer is gonna be yes or no.

You got to take the risk.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Yeah.

I'm just a little nervous.
I'm sorry.

It's okay.
You don't need to be.

It's uncomfortable
'cause I'm like...

Do I just be completely
myself, and like

maybe say something that's very stupid,
which I've probably already done.

You haven't.
Or should I be like

acting very smart and mature
or, you know, I don't know.

You just gotta be yourself, which
you're doing adorably, and it's fine.

Okay. I bombed my first
college interview.

Really?
Yeah.

What happened?
Well, I was afraid

to show them that I cared,

and, so I acted way above it and
too cool, and kind of obnoxious

and it was a disaster.

How do you know that?

Because the interviewer
got up go to the bathroom,

and I looked at his little notebook
that he'd been scribbling in

to see what he writing. And he had
simply written in all caps, "Annoying."

That's like the worst thing.
I know.

I was, though.
I was annoying.

What did you do?
Nothing.

He came back, and I
continued acting cool,

and finished the annoying
interview that I was doing.

You kept going? You stuck with it?
I had to, yeah.

Well, I had to stay.

That's amazing. That's pretty extreme.
I had to stay.

Yeah.
Cool.

Well, I don't think you're annoying.
I just don't see that.

Well, thank you.
I don't think you're annoying, either.

Well, let's wait till the
end of the interview.

All right.

Okay, everybody,
on the count of three,

everyone's going
to take your noisemaker,

and go crazy.

All right.
One, two, three.

Hey, excuse me.

Yes?

You're the guy that teaches that
finger painting class in there?

Figure drawing.

Yes, for next couple of weeks.

I'm Matthew, can I help you?

Right. I'm Zeek Braverman,

Camille's husband.

Oh.

I want you to stay away
from my wife, Matthew.

You understand me?

Yes, sure. I get it.

All right.

Andie, is that you?

Oh, hey, how are you?
I'm not stalking you. I was here.

It's Kristina, how are you? Hi.

Good?
Yeah.

Listen, can I ask you a question?
Okay.

I was thinking about something.

I know that Max and Emily
have some issues, okay.

And I know that there are things
that they need to work obviously.

But I had a great idea.

What if you guys, you and Emily,
came over for a play-date

with Max and I?

And they could, you know, log some
hours and sort of see how it goes.

I know Max has to work on being a
sore loser and things like that.

So, I thought maybe if you guys
came over, we saw how it went,

and Max could maybe
come to the party.

Okay, I am going to be honest.
Yeah.

I really don't want to get
into this again. I know.

I know that this
is so awkward and...

Yeah, but you're not getting the
fact that I actually said, "No."

I know. I heard you say no,
but what I'm saying is that

I think we need
to help each other.

I really do.
Oh, my God, I'm so sick of this whole

"it takes a village" thing.
Look, I'm in this community. I show up.

I am here.
You are, and I know that.

And I can see that.

You know, I know that you are your daughter
biggest advocate as I am for my son,

otherwise I wouldn't
be pushing this hard.

I mean, Andie, have you
ever done something

so stupid, and asinine,
and desperate like this,

you know, just wanting to
be a champion for your kid?

If you haven't, then
I'm really embarrassed

and I will leave and walk away,

and I won't ask you again if
Max can come to the party.

I promise you.

I have done some crazy
things for Emily.

See, it's good to know.

I just think it could
be a wonderful thing.

You know, I have this amazing behavioral aide.
She'll sit with them

and facilitate the play-date
and have a great time.

And, you and I, we can talk...

Right...
or have sushi or something. I mean,

it could be really fun.

Matthew?

Matthew?

Could you tell me what I'm doing
wrong here with the hand?

I don't know. It doesn't look like
anything that resembles a hand.

Camille,

I think it's better
if we don't talk.

About the drawing?

No, about anything.

Your husband was very
clear about that.

You talked
to Zeek? When?

I don't want to be
in the middle of anything.

Seriously.

Let's agree that you'll wait
for the feedback on your work

until Marcie returns
to class, okay?

Yes, very good.

Hello?

Hey.

Hey.

What are you doing right now?

Hey.

Got a minute?
Hey.

What's going on?

Uh...

I just wanted to say thanks,

for setting up
that meeting with...

Carly.
Carly. Right.

Thank you for making
that happen. I...

It's no big deal.

No, it's a big deal.

I worry a lot, you know,
that all the choices I made

haven't helped my kids, and so,

I want them to have
possibilities.

I want Amber right now, to have

whatever she wants.

I think Amber's
a really cool kid.

Yeah.

You know why?

Because you are an awesome mom.

I mean that.

A sexy one, too.

What are you doing tonight?

Me? Hmm.
Mmm.

Hmm.
Dinner?

Okay.

07:00?
Okay.

Great.

Great.

Anyways, mobster.

Really?
Yeah.

You can't use mobster,
because "rf" is not a word.

Okay.
R-F? Is it a word?

I...

All right, how about...

"Begaze."
"Begazed."

What?

"Begaze" is not a word.

Are you jealous at my word right now?
I'm not jealous.

What?
I'm just saying

that there's no
such thing as "begaze."

Look at me for a second,
just look at me.

See that, what you're doing?

You're "begazing."
Oh.

You're "begazing" me.

No, thank you. No way.

That's what that is.

No! That's not fair.
I'm looking it up in here.

So, what'd you say to him?

Say to who?

Yeah, don't play dumb with me.

You know exactly
what I'm talking about.

What did you say
to my art teacher?

I told him to stay
away from my wife.

And I told you
nothing was going on.

Yeah, well,

I wanted to tell him myself.

That is so humiliating.

It's humiliating for you.
What you think it is for me?

Humiliating for me, Camille!

You ask me and you ask me and ask
me to share my feelings with you!

And when I do, I tell
you how I'm feeling,

this situation makes me
feel like crap!

You say, "So what?"

So, I went to your little
Portuguese pound cake

and I told him to stay
away from what's mine!

What's yours?

You know what I mean.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Do you?
I know exactly what you mean.

All this time in therapy!

Talk about change!
You haven't changed.

You don't change.

You haven't changed a bit.
Really?

Yeah, really.

Hi.

Hey.

What are you doing?

Reading.

In the dark?

It's not that dark.

I should get a book light, though.

That's a good investment.

What's going on?
How was your dinner?

Good.
This is cute.

Also, I just wanted to let you know
that the whole Carly meeting thing...

Mmm-hmm?

Was pretty good.

Here's the part where I tell you
that if you cry, I'm going to have

to discontinue the story
immediately. Okay?

It's like ice in there.
Yeah.

I'm fine.
I think I'm gonna be all right.

I don't know, I...
I was nervous at first, like,

you know, like I didn't belong there
or something, and like I was gonna

not do well and disappoint you.

Then, you know, I got in there
and I was like, "I can do this."

Like, we were kind of similar and we
were like on the same wavelength,

and it was surprising
and I just felt like,

"Okay, yeah, maybe I can,

"maybe I can do this.
Maybe I can, you know,

"be smart and successful."

And, it felt good.

Hmm.

So, I know it was probably a big
deal for you to get the meeting,

and I just wanted
to say thanks.

Really, a lot.

You're welcome.

Are you crying?
You're crying.

I did the best I could.

Oh, God, Mom, please.

No!

Max, it looks like
she might win this one.

Max, what do we say someone else wins a game?
Do you remember?

Nice game.
Right.

Which might actually make you
want to play again, right, Emily?

Maybe.

Spicy.

- Yeah.
- For like three years,

she was wearing the same
pair of sweatpants.

Until literally they
started to evaporate.

And I have two older boys, and finally
I had a girl could I dress her up

in these cute little dresses but, no, she
just walked around in those sweatpants,

looking like a homeless person.

Max wore a pirate
costume for two years.

- Oh, my God.
- Two years.

Patch, everything.
Whole thing.

It was cute, though.

What about obsessions?

Mine or his?

That's good. Yeah.

Cheers.

That's good, right?
I made this one myself.

You did not.
Mmm-hmm.

Hey, let's take a break, guys.
You know what, let's just...

Let's just take a break and collect
our thoughts. Just go work...

Good job, you guys.
Sit back there.

Why did you stop it, man?
Magic was happening.

Crosby, we got to...
We got to get back to the play, man.

We got to get back
to the play. Why?

Because it's the play.

Because, it's what
we came here to do.

Because they got
to memorize their lines.

I mean, Crosby, yesterday we spent
rehearsal blowing into harmonicas.

And now you got them...
I don't know what this is.

It's called music, Joel.
It's also known as having fun.

And it's disorganized...

What is cuter
than little kids singing?

Seriously, why would
you not want them to sing?

Because it's the history of California.
It's not Wicked.

Who cares about
the history of California.

Listen, Principal Taylor asked
me to come here and spice it up,

and that's what I'm trying to do.
He what?

He told me to come in here and
make sure this thing is good.

And trying to do that, but
I'm not going to do it with

the history of California.
I got to use music and...

Okay.

All right.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
Joel, you're not leaving, are you?

Listen, man, we'll put the
boring stuff back in, too.

You don't like how I'm
directing the play, Crosby?

That's fine. You just...
You know what, you take it.

That's yours.
You spice it up however you like.

Joel, I don't dislike how you're directing it.
I dislike this.

Joel!

Places!

You ready to head home?

Yeah.

Boy, those little bugs

on the tomato plants
are driving me crazy.

Yeah. Tenacious little buggers.

I know. I've tried every trick.

No, yeah. Alex said, last year
a bug like got into his shoe,

and went home. It was
just a terrible story.

You've been hanging out with Alex
quite a bit lately, haven't you?

Yeah.

Yeah, you have.

What's going on there?

Can I tell you something?

Sure.

And you'll keep it
just between us?

Of course.

I like Alex.

I like coming here
and seeing him here,

and he's an amazing person.
He's like... I mean, you know,

he's had all of this
terrible stuff happen to him

and he's not bitter,
which is unbelievable.

Like, he...

He just is a good guy.

I think it's wonderful.

It's wonderful.

Well, you introduced
him to me. Thank you.

You're so beautiful.
You're such a beautiful girl.

I'm so happy for you.

Thanks.

Wow, look at us.

Getting all emotional
over happy stuff, right?

Yeah.